Check out this cool video profile of a Panhandle Fire Department. This is the Midway Fire District, located in the Panhandle of Florida in Santa Rosa County. MFD is between Fort Walton Beach and Pensacola and covers a large area of residential and commercial. Many residents who live here commute to FWB or Pensacola. This is a top shelf FD with great firefighters. Check out “a day in the life” of the Midway 850 Fireman.
Monthly Archives: December 2015
Command Officer Boot Camp 2016
May 10-12, 2016 0n Pensacola Beach. This conference is managed by the same Fire Service leaders that manage HROC.
Free Transportation to from Pensacola Airport
Price is currently $250. $300 starting in January.
9 Different Speakers in three days
Great Conference for the Acting Officer, Officer, Chief, and Senior Chief.
Managing the Mayday will be one of the many topics covered.
Rooms for $149 at the Hilton. Group Lodging code is COB.
Bring your wife and make it a vacation on the beach. There will be classes/activities for the wives to do.
Call Hilton Reservation 1-866-916-2999
Speakers to include: Mike Terpak ” DC Jersey City”, Mike Lombardo “Buffalo”, Mike Ciampo “FDNY”, Ray McCormack “FDNY”, Mark Von Appen “Fully Involved”, Curt Isakson “BC Escambia”, Todd Edwards “Chief Atlanta Fire”, Ric Jorge “Palm Beach”, Nick Martin “Traditions Training”, Chief Bob Buns “FDNY” and a few more..
Day One
Leadership in the Real World
Expectations in todays fire service
Commanding in the Firehouse and in the streets
Day Two
Command and Control of Emergencies
Communications from the Firehouse to the Fireground
Day Three “COBC Attendees will break into Tracks based on Rank & Experience”
Step Up Officer Track
Officer Track
Senior Officer Track
Chief Track
Senior Chief Track
There will be additional classes each day.
We will also have classes for spouses. Anne Gagliano, Author and Wife of Seattle Captain Mike Gagliano frequently writes and speaks on the challenges of firefighter marriage.
http://wifebehindthefire.com/every-firefighter-know-spouse-working-moms-rebuttal/
Link to register spouse. Will cover activities, shopping shuttle, beach chairs, paddle boarding, and more………
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=KX3G5SQEN4NAY
Link Below for Regular conference registration
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas from our Family to Your Family. Remember the reason for the season. Be Thankful. Thank You for loving the JOB and making it better.
850 FIREMAN-Experienced Driven Nozzle Control Tips
Being skilled enough to operate, advance, control, and aggressively work the nozzle flowing the correct gallons per second-minute is arguably one of the most important tasks we will ever do. We must get this right 100% of the time and the details on how to be good at this skill are paramount. Extinguishing the fire makes it safer for everyone. Check out some experienced driven tips from this top shelf 850 Fireman.
850 FIREMAN Quick Tip on Short LDH Stretch
8 5 0 FIREMAN-Experienced driven tip on making a quick short LDH stretch off the front of your engine to a hydrant. Special Thanks to the Panhandle Brothers from Panama City Beach Fire Rescue. Check it! 850-
850 FIREMAN Experienced Search Tips
Check out some quick experienced search tips by one of Escambia County’s Bravest. Stay Aggressive-8 5 0
Command Officer Boot Camp 2016
Spots are going FAST and the current price of $250 will go to $300 soon.
We do department pricing for six or more. email countyfiretactics@Hotmail.com
You can also register your spouse at link below and additional information on conference.
HROC 2015 PHOTOS
—–> CLICK HERE <—–
Track Selection
Firefighter-Red
Suburban-Green
Urban-Gold
Command-Blue
Elevator-Brown
Heavy Rescue-Purple
Nozzle Forward-Navy
Go to Columbia Southern Booth with any track selection questions.
5K Run Thursday Morning
meet in Lobby of Hotel at 0615 to be apart of the third annual HROC RUN!
HROC TRACK SELECTION
Spreadsheet for track selection BELOW
CLICK —-> 2015 HROC (1) <—- FOR TRACK SELECTION
NOZZLE FORWARD ATTENDEES CONTACT DJ STONE 850-496-7120 (TEXT OR CALL) FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR NEEDS CONCERNING THE CLASS TOMORROW & THURSDAY. BRING SCBA (IF YOU HAVE IT) ON DAY 2.
NOZZLE FORWARD BUS LEAVES FROM THE HILTON @ 7AM SHARP!